Lufthansa not to restart EX-YU flights before mid-June
Germany’s Lufthansa will not be resuming any of its destinations in the former Yugoslavia before June 15 at the earliest. The carrier, which has outlined the reintroduction of numerous flights for the month of June has not included any of its points in the region, which include Belgrade, Dubrovnik, Ljubljana, Rijeka, Tivat, Sarajevo, Split, Zadar and Zagreb. The airline said it could add more routes from the middle of next month, when the European Union’s borders are expected to reopen, both internally and externally. Nearby, Lufthansa will be serving Budapest, Bucharest and Sofia from early June, either from Frankfurt or Munich.
Lufthansa has said it will be closely coordinating its schedule with other members of the Lufthansa Group. Swiss International Air Lines has outlined its June schedule, which will include flights between Zurich and Belgrade, which are to restart at four times per week, each Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from June 5. Services to its other destinations in the former Yugoslavia - Ljubljana and Pristina (from Geneva) - have not been included in next month's line-up. Low cost carrier Eurowings is still finalising its June flight program but has said it will be focusing on Mediterranean destinations, including Croatia. The airline currently maintains services from Cologne to Zagreb.
Other members of the Lufthansa Group are yet to finalise their June schedules. Austrian Airlines has decided to extend the suspension of regular flight operations for a further week, from May 31 to June 7 due to low demand. “A resumption of service in June is being considered”, the carrier said. Brussels Airlines plans to resume its flight operations with a reduced network offer from June 15. The carrier serves Zagreb over the summer in the former Yugoslavia while its other seasonal operations to coastal Croatia, Macedonia and Montenegro are unlikely to restart this year. “The year 2020 will be a disaster”, its CEO, Dieter Vranckx, said this week. The airline noted it will cut “marginally profitable and unprofitable routes” and reduce the number of aircraft in its fleet to 38 from 54.
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